PT-2017-16576 · None+2 · Libtiff+2

Wang Junjie · Published 2017-01-23 · Updated 2026-03-31 · CVE-2017-5563

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LibTIFF version 4.0.7

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer over-read in the tif lzw.c file, which can result in denial of service (DoS) or code execution. This can be triggered by a crafted bmp image when using the tools/bmp2tiff utility.

Recommendations For LibTIFF version 4.0.7, consider avoiding the use of crafted bmp images with the bmp2tiff tool until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the tif lzw.c function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

AZL-45150

CVE-2017-5563

ECHO-9A38-E230-2936

USN-3606-1

Affected Products

Debian

Libtiff

Ubuntu

References · 26

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9147 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5102 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3606-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2017-5563 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5563 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-5784 · Vendor Advisory
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-27 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5563 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12944 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18013 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3606-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5563 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3186 · Vendor Advisory